For most people, though, epilepsy's causes aren't known. A seizure occurs when a burst of electrical impulses in the brain escape their normal limits. They spread to neighboring areas and create ...

Have you ever blamed your lack of imagination or failure to grasp basic math on your brain? Specifically ... in all fields of neurology, including epilepsy, headache, dementia, movement disorders ...

What Is a Seizure and What Is Epilepsy? Seizures, abnormal movements or behavior due to unusual electrical activity in the brain ... diagnosis more difficult. Normal EEG readings and lack of ...

Clinical experience teaches us that the brain MRI of patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsy is 'normal,' while research studies have shown that subtle brain abnormalities can be identified ...

These implications are significant not only for localizing abnormalities in the brain in patients with diseases like epilepsy but also for studying how the brain performs normal functions ... the ...

The causes of focal onset seizures can include epilepsy ... normal lives with appropriate treatment. A seizure is the result of experiencing disorganized or erratic electrical activity in the brain.

“Provoked” seizures are triggered by a specific event like a brain injury or stroke. To be diagnosed with epilepsy or a seizure disorder, you need to have at least two unprovoked seizure ...

Scans can help localize brain abnormalities in patients with diseases like epilepsy while providing insight into how the brain performs normal functions like speaking, hearing and seeing. The new ...